Amid the horrors of the Crusades, Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil dared to cross battle lines. After a week of talks, they parted as friends.
Category: Islam
Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
Imam Si Kaddour ben Ghabrit led a mosque-based resistance effort that provided shelter and travel assistance to as many as 1,700 French Jews during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.
Albanian Muslims During the Holocaust
For many years the heavy curtain of Communism shrouded Albania from the view of the rest of the world. When that curtain was lifted in 1991 amazing stories emerged about the role of Albanian Muslims saving Jews during the Holocaust that swept across Nazi-occupied Europe.
Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997)
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani girl who has received global recognition for her published diary about life under the Taliban and her fearless advocacy for the education of girls in the face of Taliban violence. She is the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
News from Berlin: The House of One
The House of One is a building project in Berlin that will house a synagogue, a mosque, and a church under one roof. Building is set to begin in 2016.